Rick and I rode the number nine bus to Trafalgar Square. We went in to Canada House since it is located right there. There was an exhibition by Canadian-born sculptor Blake called Fragments, which is a collection of bronze human bodies that are disfigured to reflect the destruction caused by landmines. Each figure is named after a type of landmine and proceeds from each piece sold will go to an organization called No More Landmines. Seen together they were quite powerful.

As we crossed Trafalgar Square, we saw a man walking around with a harrier hawk to keep the pigeons away. How time changes. In 1996 you could buy pigeon food to feed them and have them land all over your head and arms.

We then went over to St. Martin-in-the-Fields church and serendipitously one of their lunchtime concerts was about to begin. We could only stay for one piece, Beethoven's Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major, but it was quite nice in the beautifully restored interior. I will try to get back for a full concert and to take photographs.

We slipped out of the concert and across the street to the National Portrait Gallery where we spent a bit of time looking at portraits from the late 20th century to the present.

We walked up Charing Cross Road to Rays Jazz at Foyles, the music store adjacent to the bookstore. Rick was looking for a particular Nigel Kennedy CD but they didn't have it in stock. We grabbed a light lunch in their cafe before heading to Picadilly Circus to catch a number fifteen bus that took us through the old city, past St. Paul's, to the Tower of London. We took photos of the outside and walked over to the Tower Bridge and took more photos. We also looked at the remains of the old Roman wall before heading home to meet Gord.

After freshening up we walked over to Sticky Fingers for dinner. This is Bill Wyman's restaurant that is filled with Rolling Stones memorabilia. It was loud, especially with the two or three children's birthday parties going on, but the food was surprisingly decent. Heavy on the meat, though, ribs and burgers being their specialty. I had a veggie burger--I've avoided beef since I've been in London, although I did have some in France. And I finally tried the sticky toffee pudding that I see on many menus. It did not disappoint.